St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-24
Details of the Burial Ct the
Murdered Car Drivers
Money Box.
Young BaPrett's Visit to Wa
coma and the Significance
Attached Thereto.
The Sole Occupant Of Toilet
sons Car Tells What
He Saw.

Barrett, who cOntradicted his direct
testimony a number of times. He testi-
fed to the following alleged facts:
"Only one shot was fired while l was
near the car. Pete and l ran down
Lake street toward the main entrance
of the cemetery after the first shot.
We ran because the driver commenced
to howl and yell. He only howled. He
said no distinct words"
Ibid you not shoot him to stop his
bowling and yelling?" said Mr.. Erwin.
mo"
''Did you not, in company with two
other men, not Pete and Jim, shoot
this man while he was sitting on his
boX?"
No"
Did not the box fall on the floor after
he was Shot?"
No"
"Was there any spring or anything on
the box TO keep it shut?"
mo"
Would not the change have fallen
out of the box if the driver had
dropped it?'
81 guess So"
Barrett then testified as follows:
His bowls and yells could have been
heard for three or four blocks. When
the second shot was fired the mules
started to run. A man got off the car
while it was on the turn-table. after it had
turned. did not see him after leaving
the car. l saw the man rise from his
seat while the car was turning, but did
see him get off. pulled my hat down
over my eyes. When Tim caught up to
us we stopped in the cemetery and
talked about five minutes. We all felt
bad. We then climbed over the picket
fence about 40 feet from the main gate,
which stood open. While we were talk
ing / said: We had better drop the
box here We went down Lake street
to the railroad track and walked up the
track to point opposite the house. Tim
was carrying the box. 1t was not con-
cealed and the change ratified in the box
as we walked and made con-
on the turn table when we
Foster drove by. He drove very fast
Tollefson kept up his bowling and yell
ing until Just before the second shot
was fired, when he had few words
with Tim and then the shot was fired"
did you not state in your direct tes-
timOny and again this morning that you
were at the entrance of the cemetery on
Lake street, 600 feet distant, when the
second shot was flred?'' was asked by
Mr.. Erwin.
No"
The testimony was then read, show
ing that he had so testified. He then
testified as follows:
1--WE had stopped when the second
shot was fired"
You heard something said between
Tim and the driver before the second
shot was fired?" asked Mr.. Erwin.
Eyes; l heard both the voices of
ToliefsOn and Tim while they were
talking"
did you hear what was said?'
"YeS''
swat did TOllefson say?"
she said No When We arrived at
the house | went in first. don't know
who had the box when we went in.
went in first and went up stairs. My
wife came out into the hall. A light
was burning in the hall. She then went
into her sisters room and went to bed.
She came out again when we came up
out of the cellar. She did not see the
boys. We were up there about five
minutes before we went down into the
cellar. After l came up out of the cellar
Be- called her out. She then went into her
own room and shut the door. Tim took
the money out of the box and put it into
ulS pants DOChCl. w dDOuI h1ldI
we should do with the box. When we
went into the cellar carried the lamp
and shovel. Pete carried the box.
drug the grave for the box. 1t was two
or three feet deep"
When the afternoon session opened
Mr.. Erwin asked:
"How long did it take you to cut up
the tin boX?''
about three-quarters of an hour
"What did you use to cut it up with?''
"a large pair of scissors"
'What kind of scissors"
''Oh, scissors with long, thin blades"
"Such as are used for cutting paper?''
"YeS."
"Had you ever seen them before?"
t'NO.n
did you break them?"
SIS it not fact that you and another
man, not your brother, cut up that boX?"
mo"
Have you ever seen these scissors
since?'
Eyes, at Mortified"
"When?"
"About six weeks before l made my
statement
''Where were they?"
81 got them out of some boxes or
trunks"
"Who put them in the boxes?"
81 don't know
as it not a fact that the next day
after the murder you went with a
strange man toward Mud lake?"
81 went with Tim down Fort avenue
1t was raining little"
ibid YOU hire boat of Larson and
row out on the lake?"
YES"
'Where was Miss Larson when you
got in the boat?''
II don't know herr
"Did you not recognize her yester-
day?'
mo, not positively"
''Who was there?"
"a woman and some children were at
the house"
"What did you pay for the boat?'
81 gave the girl 25 cents before we
went on the lake."
"What time was it?
"About l O'clock"
''WhO was present when you paid the
m0ney?''
IAN old woman?" "Who had the
package?"
Il don't know; I think Tim put Tthe
package i'll the boat"
''Was it raining?"
sit commenced to rain after we were
out on the lake."
Ibid you stop at Mrs. Coleman's OH
your way back?"
Il believe So"
Ibid you give her some water lilies?''
81 don't know"
s'Was hot there another man than
Tim with you when you came to your
sisters house?"
mo"
ibid you not find Tim at your sisters
house when you arrived there?"
mo"
"When you got home where did you
find Peter?"
up stairs"